Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Central Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The First Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Minster Library
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning